Why VAR did not award Liverpool a penalty for handball during Arsenal clash
Liverpool were not awarded a penalty in the first half of their clash against Arsenal due to the proximity the ball hit Gabriel.
The Reds wanted a spot-kick when a goal down after the ball struck Gabriel Magalhaes flailing arm from Diogo Jota’s attempted cross.
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Hide AdLiverpool appealed but, following a VAR review, no penalty was given.
And it’s understood it because of how far Gunners defender Gabriel was from the ball.
Gabriel Martinelli gave Arsenal the lead after just 60 seconds but Darwin Nunez equalised for the Reds.
However, Bukayo Saka restored the Gunners’ lead in stoppage-time.
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